Restaurant Guide 2013: East Burnside Drinks & Dessert

Decadent macarons, eau de vie-filled chocolates and 11
pages of champagne before one hits midlist sparkling wines or an
admirably broad selection of Belgian ales. Show up after dinner for
treats, or before 4 pm for happy hour, which is the only time anything
here is cheap.

This IKEA-fied scoop and doughnut shop has gelato flavors
of startling local-grown freshness during the summer, alongside
foodie-friendly salt and caramel swirl, pistachio and baklava. Doughnuts
are fine, but when cherries or marionberries are in season for gelato,
this place is your huckleberry.

Rontoms

600 E Burnside St., 236-4536.Open until 2:30 am.

With its lack of signage, vast patio complete with roof
and fireplace in winter, and occasionally hipper-than-thou bartenders,
’60s-modern Rontoms has long been a bastion of low-key swank. But for an
after-dinner show, stop by the free Sunday Sessions for well-booked
local bands.

You started the night with food, and you want to end it
with music. At Chopsticks II, the art of singing along to Muzak
renditions of bygone top-40 hits becomes an orgiastic communal
experience. Your versions of the hits will be fueled by drinks that hit
like a wrench to the teeth.

At this inviting tasting room, some of our town’s
friendlier bartenders serve up their mostly neighborhood crowd with
flagship Two Dogs IPA, a balance between the crisp bitterness of
dandelion leaves and a melty caramel sweetness.

B-Side Tavern

632 E Burnside St., 233-3113.Open until 2:30 am daily.

B-Side is outfitted to resemble the parlor every punk
practice space wished lay nearby. Maiden, Motörhead and Melvins roar
from the jukebox, shots and Pabst tall boys overshadow the cocktails and
craft beers on tap, and the interiors reflect an enlightened hardcore
sensibility leavened by touches of whimsy. This is also where the Le
Pigeon staff goes to drink after work—tip well or feel awkward.